Bought brand new from CraigsList -- box never opened. Intentionally did NOT connect upstream/WAN cable. At first, just wanted to measure Wi-Fi signal strength / range. Powered-up, confirmed Wi-Fi lights are lit. But an Android app for measuring Wi-Fi, AND Android built-in "Available Networks" screen, AND Windows "View Available Wireless Networks" function, ALL show no SSID being broadcast.
I thought maybe a config problem, so I connected unit to Windows ethernet port with cable, and tried to browse to 192.168.1.1 -- nothing. Tried bouncing power, Reset-button, etc.
Except for the fact that the lights are lit, this thing is a parrot of the "Norwegian Blue" variety, "pining for the fjords".
Any ideas? Seems statistically unlikely that a NIB unit would light-up normally, yet be network-useless.
Does the shipped firmware maybe insist on having a WAN connection to "phone home" for latest firmware? I've avoided connecting WAN until I can login and see if maybe I've happily landed a unit which hasn't yet been AImesh-crippled.
I thought maybe a config problem, so I connected unit to Windows ethernet port with cable, and tried to browse to 192.168.1.1 -- nothing. Tried bouncing power, Reset-button, etc.
Except for the fact that the lights are lit, this thing is a parrot of the "Norwegian Blue" variety, "pining for the fjords".
Any ideas? Seems statistically unlikely that a NIB unit would light-up normally, yet be network-useless.
Does the shipped firmware maybe insist on having a WAN connection to "phone home" for latest firmware? I've avoided connecting WAN until I can login and see if maybe I've happily landed a unit which hasn't yet been AImesh-crippled.